Dalkeith House, Flat 13, 2 Dalkeith Steps, Old Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH1 1EZ

Dalkeith House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Bournemouth (BH1 1EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 84 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Dalkeith House (54–84 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

Held since October 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 84 m² it's 27.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £172,000 is 32.3% above the 2003 sale price.